Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley repeated his call for more Chicago Wal-Marts today, the Chicago Tribune's Clout Street blog reports:"These questions are not debated in the suburban area," he said. "They are never even talked about."
The mayor was responding to a failed attempt by Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, the influential Finance Committee chairman, to force the mega-retailer and other smaller operators to pay a higher minimum wage in the city if they receive any type of city subsidy.
Most retailers receive such subsidies, either directly or indirectly, when they open stores in new developments.
Daley makes some good points, but overlooks the food desert problem in the city--large areas, almost always poor, not serviced by a supermarket.
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